Daily Bullets (June 11): Big 12 Adding New Members Officially in 2023, Golden Opportunities

Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news.

Three Thoughts

• This was fun to confirm – sign me up for that first November trip to Provo.

• This CBS article looks at the most valuable transfers added to Big 12 teams – OSU’s was one of the offensive line transfers

• What a great point – a golden opportunity lies ahead for Gundy and Co.:

I believe the disconnect is at least in part because for all the success under Gundy, the Cowboys have never reached a BCS championship game, like Oregon did, or a College Football Playoff, like Michigan State or even Cincinnati…

But there’s a golden opportunity sitting there for Gundy once Oklahoma and Texas leave. Assuming the CFP does expand to 12 teams in 2026, someone from the Big 12 not named Oklahoma is going to get in, possibly every year. Oklahoma State is as well positioned as any to become that team…

[The Athletic $$$]

Two Quotes

• Kids these days are about to get Cowboy and Cowgirl trading cards – amazing.

• Pretty solid explanation – SportingNews has the Pokes at No. 12 (one spot behind the Sooners) in their post-spring top-25:

The Cowboys still have quarterback Spencer Sanders, and he totaled 26 TDs last season. Brennan Presley is a go-to receiver, and the offense almost always finds a way with longtime coach Mike Gundy. The defense should still be aggressive with Mason, too. The Cowboys have road games at Baylor, Oklahoma and Kansas State. 

[SportingNews]

One Question

• How much fun would it have been to have Markelle Martin on a Jim Knowles’ defense? Answer: a lot of fun.

Most Viewed of the Week

• No. 1 Pokes win the weirdest baseball game in recorded history

• No. 2 Karli Petty’s blast pushes the Cowgirls past Arizona

• No. 3 Cowgirls fall short of Championship Series

• No. 4 Daton Fix and Jordan Oliver fall at Final X

• No. 5 Pokes land a commitment from 2023 cornerback Dylan Smith

Non-OSU Bullets

• Eight lessons from a couples’ therapist
• Read biographies to be smarter
• Classic article – “Idols of the Heart and Vanity Fair” (faith-based)